34A-2-100. Above ground stationary storage tank defined. The term, above ground stationary storage tank, as used in this section and §§ 34A-2-101 and 34A-2-102 means any stationary tank or combination of stationary tanks above ground, including connected pipes, which stores an accumulation of regulated substances as defined in § 34A-2-98.

This term does not include:

(1) Any farm or residential tank used for storing motor fuels for noncommercial purposes;

(2) Any tank used for storing heating oil or motor fuels for consumptive use on the premises where stored;

(3) Any septic tank;

(4) Any pipeline facility, including gathering lines, regulated under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended to January 1, 2011;

(5) Any surface impoundment, pit, pond, or lagoon;

(6) Any storm water or wastewater collection system;

(7) Any flow-through process tank;

(8) Any liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related to oil and gas production and gathering operations;

(9) Any storage tank situated in an underground area such as a basement, cellar, mineworking, drift, shaft, or tunnel if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor;

(10) Any pipes connected to any tank which is exempted in this subdivision; and

(11) Any tanks used for storing pesticides regulated under chapter 38-21, except those regulated pursuant to Subtitle I of the Federal Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (Public Law 98-616), as amended to January 1, 2011.Source: SL 1987, ch 258, § 1; SL 2011, ch 165, § 62.